Lord Hanuman: The Mighty Vanara

Lord Hanuman is one of the most popular deities among Hindus. He is known for his mighty strength, his undying devotion to Lord Rama and his supreme power. He is also believed to be an avatar of Lord Shiva. Every year Hanuman Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Hanuman is celebrated on the Shukla Pratipada of Chaitra month. Every Tuesdays and Saturdays, Hanuman ji’s temples will be filled with his devotees offering prayers to him. He himself is also a great devotee of Lord Rama, hence the devotees of Lord Rama have the blessings of Hanumanji as well.

Lord Hanuman is the son of Anjani (an Apsara transformed into a monkey because of a curse) and Kesari. Hence, we also know Lord Hanuman as “Kesari Nandan” and “Anjani Putra”. According to Hindu mythology, Hanuman is also the divine son of Vayu, the wind God; hence the name “Pawan Putra” is given to him. It is believed that Hanuman got the power to fly from Vayu. Lord Hanuman is known for his courage, strength and power. He is the symbol of being loyal, this quality being clearly depicted in Ramayana, where he is the loyal devotee of Lord Rama. Lord Hanuman’s popular names are Bajarangbali, Anjaneya, Chiranjeevi, Bhaktavatsala and many more.

Lord Hanuman was mischievous child, his hunger was larger than a mountain. Once when Anjani could not satisfy his hunger, he leaped for the Sun mistaking it for a fruit. He then was punished by Lord Indra with his thunderbolt, who struck him in the face, injuring his chin and left Hanuman hurling him back to Earth. Vayu Deva noticed this and was enraged by Indra’s act, he carried little Hanuman to the netherworld “Patal Lok”; thus leaving Earth panting for breath. Indra, then knowing the danger that befalls Earth without Vayu, apologised to him, blessed Hanuman with mighty powers and restored his broken chin. This is the story of how Hanuman got the name. Hanuman is a Sanskrit term consisting of 2 words - Hanu + Man. Hanu means ‘chin’ and Man means ‘to have’. Hence, Hanuman means, the one who has chin, as he got a new chin from Lord Indra.

Lord Hanuman is known to be a Brahmachari (celibate), but there is also a story which says, Hanuman was married. Legends say that, Hanuman wanted to learn scriptures from Surya Deva (Sun God), but was rejected because those could be taught only to a married man. As such, a maiden was created out of the rays of Surya Deva who was known as Suvarchala. Hanuman was then married to Suvarchala, but still remained a Brahmachari as he did not have any kind of marital relationship with her.

It is said that just by taking Lord Hanuman’s name, all the fear in you vanishes and you have the courage and strength to take on anything.

Hanuman Mantra

Manojavam Maarutatulyavegam |

Jitendriyam Buddhimataam Varistham ||

Vaataatmajam Vaanarayoothumkhyam |

Sriram Dootem Saranam Prapadye ||

Lord Hanuman and Shani

Lord Hanuman is the ruling deity of planet Saturn (Shani). A person’s success or failure is strongly affected by the position of the planet Saturn. Saturn has its good effects like improving your concentration, personality and spirituality and bad effects too like problems with health, loss of property and mental stress. To ward off all these ill effects and to increase the good, Lord Hanuman is worshipped. Chanting Hanuman Chalisa and Hanuman Stotra is very beneficial and bring peace and harmony.

Moving on, life is full of questions and puzzles. It is an undying wish for everyone to know what is in store for their future beforehand, so that they can be well prepared. Then, wouldn’t it be great if that source is a reliable one? Even more great, if it’s Lord Hanuman himself. AstroSage has done exactly that. Now, you can share all your worries, queries and doubts with Hanuman Ji himself and get a solution from Him. To do this, one has to take a shower, wear clean clothes and chant the mantra “Om Rama Ramaya Namah ||” 11 times and only then ask the question and click on the screen.

Lord Hanuman is the guardian against all the evils. No harm will come to a Hanuman devotee. His powers are boundless, his strength is unmatchable and his blessings are for everyone. To ward off any evil who is tormenting you, and to get the courage and strength like Lord Hanuman, you can take the help of this Hanuman Yantra,